Someone once explained to me that there are two types of people in this world, cookie givers and cookie receivers. Cookie givers are the ones that provide you with information and share their feelings. Cookie receivers are the ones who get that information and don't give any back. As I was told, you can be both givers and receivers, but most people lean to one side or the other for the majority of situations.
Saturday night, I decided to be a cookie giver. I talked about it over dinner at girls night, and then I told Scott how I was feeling and what I was thinking later on that evening. It was really hard to do that because I was hoping that he would give me back some cookies in response. No. He said "Ok, lets go move some furniture!" Cookies denied...
On Monday I decided to make some sugar cookies to give away for Valentines day. I made the dough and put it in the fridge with the intention of finishing it later on. When I was summarizing my many accomplishments for the evening to Scott later on that night, I told him I made cookies. I neglected to tell him that I didn't bake the cookies. So he goes scouting around for the missing cookies and can't find them, so he asks me about them last night. Although it explained why he couldn't find them, it meant he would have to wait until I got around to actually baking them before he could partake. It also meant that the next time I get thinking that I need to give out some metaphorical cookies, I am going to think pretty hard about the kind of cookies I am giving.
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